A minivet recorded in the central plains of Myanmar. Males and females differ in plumage, and the species is reported from dry scrub and places with scattered bushes.
The male has glossy black upperparts, white eyebrow, wings and underparts, with orange-red on the breast and rump. The female is browner above and has paler orange below.
It is reported from dry farmland, scrub and plains with scattered bushes. Detailed foraging behavior is not described in the account used here.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.